Episode 61 Erin Klassen Feelings can be ART

11/21/18 • 38 min

Erin Klassen is the founder and CEO of With/Out Pretend, an independent Toronto based publisher focused on producing, promoting and distributing works by women writers and artists, including those who identify as femme, queer, trans and persons of colour. Erin is also an editor, collaborator, community-builder, and fiction writer. Her own work has appeared in a number of print and online publications, including Studio Magazine, the CBC, Ephemera Magazine, and You Care Too Much. Erin has published 3 collections of stories and illustrations. Portraits, illustrating the complicated nature of unresolved feelings—Happy if You Know It, and, You Care Too Much, a collection of poetry, fiction, confessional writing, art and photography on the question of SELF CARE. In this episode Erin shares her journey of hearing the whisper, which led her to leave a high powered marketing role with "Etsy" and what could be perceived as the perfect job to creating "Without /Pretend". Erin discusses how "feelings can be art" actually came from a sentence in the first book she ever wrote "Portraits"and why it's a reminder that what we are feeling on the inside is worthwhile. Erin shares her own relationship with self care and how it is tied to community. She also talks about why intuition can be confusing and yet valuable at the same time. Erin has created the Vault, a monthly digital magazine that shares the values of women stories - we highly encourage you all to support this beautiful offering.

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Episode 60 Bridgitte Jackson-Buckley

Bridgitte Jackson-Buckley (born in Los Angeles, CA in 1971) is an American author, blogger, memoirist and interviewer. As a freelance writer, Bridgitte has written online articles for Examiner, Tiny Buddha, Recreate Your Life Story, Medium, Patheos, Thrive Global and Gaia. She was the lead writer to launch Oprah Winfrey Network’s Super Soul Sunday website, the 21- Day Become What You Believe Meditation and Seven Days to Restful Sleep for “Oprah & Deepak’s Guide to Whole Health” in addition to various articles for Super Soul Sessions I-III. With a writing focus that includes spirituality, change, challenge and transformation, Bridgitte’s writing unexpectedly draws readers inward through her ability to convey complex spiritual concepts in a practical and accessible style. Bridgitte now resides in Los Angeles with her husband, three children and Miniature Schnauzer, and enjoys working with individuals and organizations who are interested in conscious change, conscious business practices, conscious leadership and empowerment. In this episode Bridgitte shares how her own financial failure led her to explore the deeper meaning to life.With survival skills like no other Bridgitte explored many self help books before diving deep into different mediation practices to move her to a new life.She slowly took one step at a time began to change her daily thoughts and beliefs taking on a whole new mind set. Bridgitte explains how she discerned between the thoughts in her head and intuition. She also shares her creative practice of making her book come alive today! Today Bridgitte's mantra or daily walking prayer is I stand in courage I walk in faith I am not afraid because ...... I am not alone Visit Bridgittes website https://writingcooperative.com/@bjacksonbuckley3

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Episode 62 Dipika Delmencio

Dipika is an Ayurvedic Medicine Practitioner, Anthroposophical Naturopath, Yoga of Sound Teacher, Speaker and #1 Best Selling Author. She’s practiced clinically for more than 20 years, treating 1000’s of patients globally with Ayurveda healing wisdom and mantra. She’s the Best selling author of Shine Your Lightand The Ayurvedic Woman, The Essential Guide for Wellness in All Phases of Womanhood. Dipika is also the founder of The Radiant Woman Wellness courses, Alchemy of Sound Programs and Conscious Woman Rising. Dipika works therapeutically with mantra and sacred sound as the original medicine and medicine of our future. She is in service to the renewal of ancient healing mysteries and healing the divine feminine in each of us. In this episode Dipika shares her wisdom around Ayurveda, which and her knowing that it is an "ancient tool kit for living a modern life." She dives deep into beautiful sharing on the Story of Womankind—how every woman is part of the fabric and thread of the story—and how essential it is for every woman to experience her own womanhood. Dipika invites us to allow in "the medicine of subtraction" and be in tune with the rhythms and flow of life. Check out her new book ( which is on sale for s short time ) and receive all the gifts when you purchase Visit her website https://dipikadelmenico.com Visit awakened woman self care website https://awakenedwomanselfcare.com There is a beautiful organization in Toronto Christine recommends—Sistering—that provides care kits with deodorant, shampoo, wet wipes, tampons or pads as part of their outreach program. This organization was established in 1980 and has provided support for thousands of women since then. Visit www.sistering.org We invite you to find an organization near you and consider volunteering or donating money or in-kind supplies to ensure all women have their basic self care needs met, so they are more likely to be able to meet their sacred self care needs in future.

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